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1970 New York gubernatorial election

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election_name1970 New York gubernatorial election
countryNew York
flag_imageFlag of New York (1909–2020).svg
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1966 New York gubernatorial election
previous_year1966
next_election1974 New York gubernatorial election
next_year1974
election_dateNovember 3, 1970
image1File:Nelson Rockefeller in 1974.jpg
image_size150x150px
nominee1**Nelson Rockefeller**
party1Republican Party (United States)
alliance1Civil Service Independent
running_mate1**Malcolm Wilson**
popular_vote1**3,151,432**
percentage1**52.4%**
image2File:Arthur Goldberg (1971).jpg
nominee2Arthur Goldberg
party2Democratic Party (United States)
alliance2Liberal
running_mate2Basil Paterson
popular_vote22,421,426
percentage240.3%
nominee3Paul L. Adams
party3Conservative Party of New York State
running_mate3Edward F. Leonard
popular_vote3422,514
percentage37.0%
map_image1970 New York gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
map_size300px
map_captionCounty results
titleGovernor
before_electionNelson Rockefeller
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionNelson Rockefeller
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Rockefeller: Goldberg:
The 1970 New York gubernatorial election was held on November 3, 1970 to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of New York. Incumbent Republican Governor Nelson Rockefeller defeated the Democratic nominee, former UN Ambassador and U.S. Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, by more than ten percentage points. On January 1, 1971, Rockefeller was sworn in for his fourth term as governor. Rockefeller received over 3.15 million votes in total, the highest total in any New York gubernatorial election until Andrew Cuomo received 3.64 million in 2018.

Goldberg's running mate, Basil Paterson, was the first African-American nominee for Lieutenant Governor of New York. His son, David Paterson, would become the first African-American lieutenant governor of New York. Paterson would serve as governor of New York from 2008 to 2010 after the resignation of Eliot Spitzer.

After this election, no Republican would be elected Governor of New York until George Pataki in 1994.

Contested nominations

Conservative

Liberal

Democratic

Results

Bibliography

  • Paterson, David "Black, Blind, & In Charge: A Story of Visionary Leadership and Overcoming Adversity."

References

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - NY Governor - C Convention Race - Apr 07, 1970".
  2. "Our Campaigns - NY Governor - L Convention Race - May 11, 1970".
  3. "Our Campaigns - NY Governor - D Primary Race - Jun 23, 1970".
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